This a good time to buy bonds, but inflation is going to be persistently higher too. And we're in a deflationary world with a savings glut/surplus. ie why are you loaning anyone money? what are they going to do with it - that you cant - to add value.

Everyones made up their mind by now so I should stop being That Guy. But...u triggered me, and i already have these links saved so "Screw your freedom" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oRdP3SYjgM https://old.reddit.com/user/GovSchwarzenegger/comments/p3orx8/my_thoughts_on_masks_freedom_dut...

Putin may be smart and a swell guy, but politicians with no term limits are inexorably corrupted through blackmail and bribery. Includes US senators. No one actually likes Biden. Lee Kuan Yew may be the rare benevolent dictator, but even he had to pass power to his son.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hiddenforces/Ep.330_Henry_Olsen_Main_Feed_10-9-23.mp3 think thats the 1st hour. DNC just gave the nomination to hillary over bernie? Could RNC give the nomination to whomever they want. what could anyone do about it? trump cant win. hes ...

He did it!

EDV

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/10/02/in-support-of-the-policy-of-deterrence/ "CCP should begin encircling the United States with war machinery” Sigh. Well, ok, there is a discussion to be had about maintaining balance of power and decentralization. But Martial Law for flu season was a CCP...

Whats the diff between two small monitors and one huge. 2+ is like "hackzorz!" which is fine. its ok to have fun. Anyway I'm back to being That Guy, after 78yo father was here for a week and didnt tell me he can barely walk. Its because he's always refused to take the stairs or walk anywhe...

Well I think she's pretty. Those lashes. Also, Matt's newsletter has been good over the last few days. https://www.reddit.com/r/MoneyStuff/

We have 35k troops there. lil more concerned about threats from within... Anyone been following illegal immigration rates over the last 20 years? dunno what sources can be trusted. LA is handing out more cash for folks to pay back rent. Dont even need to be a citizen... "Foreign-born workers’ s...

Most folks here have a house, mortgage, and are overweight stocks...

I do have years worth of beans in the garage tho

Schedule K-1 was a nightmare.

Make the world a better place, add value, get a real return: build an ADU or fix up a rental prop.

On the short end, Fed's paying banks 5.4% on the billions they printed and handed them after GFC. How long can we afford that? On the long end, Fed's stopped buying

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL

The Fed could increase the money supply (eg) 20% every year and buy all the treasuries to keep them at zero rate(?) Rates for other bonds would rise to over 20% (private lenders wont lend below inflation) but Fed could buy them too. Could they keep all rates near zero forever? (No I suppose new comp...

Stronger currency means higher wages, in purchasing power. Japan's rich with good income equality. Bubble bust in ~92, working age population peaked in 95. And culturally, they dont like the layoffs required to restructure an economy. After covid not sure I like it either. China's also entering the ...

^ thanks for update. Looks like ill be forced into Canada's MAID https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yxayan/canada_will_soon_allow_medically_assisted_dying/?sort=controversial Lived with grandma during her last 10 years. what TV narratives dont tell you is its not simply "memory loss&q...

Needs to be easier for people to move to lower cost-of-living areas. Feds should subsidize movers and manage a national jobs database. No minimum wage = no unemployment. Make it easy to get food stamps for healthy food. No one is going to abuse it and eat too many vegetables. Maybe me and Vinny. FEM...

Why be overweight unless you know something markets dont. And the news/narrative on Apple is negative this week, it would be time to buy.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/investin ... index.html

1 gram kratom in 1oz vodka, before gym. Slaps on an empty stomach.

Afghanistan, Syria. Proxy wars with Russia forever. > No one prays for a crisis Unless it pays them to stay home. Crypto took a bite out of gold. But it's up in other currencies https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-price-chart.do https://goldprice.org/gold-price-charts/10-year-gold-price-history-in-ind...

Biden is demented and no one cares what he does. The Left is winning because they are not naive about heroism. A Leftist foot soldier will follow Kamala or whomever the collective puts up. Men on the Right want a hero and thats not realistic in disinformation warfare. So the Left hypes Trump, who ge...

The more indictments the better, to provoke Trump's base and take votes from DeSantis. Ron actually does things, eg migrants to Obamas house.

If you want centrist discussion try https://old.reddit.com/r/Conservative/

The only things crushed are long bonds?

And we're only able to have have this conversation because civilization was saved by the vaccine. Thats nice isnt it?

"great reset"

Crypto hype took a bite out of gold and now they're defending the dollar via rates. I dunno why they dont raise taxes or cut spending to fight inflation given the cost of paying interest